No one else has told the tale of pierpont morgan in the detail, depth, and understanding of jean strouse. Noted biographer jean strouse has won the bancroft prize and received fellowships from the guggenheim memorial foundation and the national endowments for the humanities and arts. An american banking dynasty and the rise of modern finance ebook written by ron chernow. The most revealing look at the american financier 1999 john pierpont j. In morgan, she creates the first complete portrait of a man who defined american commerce and banking.
Pierpont morgans tumultuous life, both in and out of the public eye. American financier 1999, earned praise for its realistic, unexaggerated portrayal of morgans personality and its explanations of. Pierpont morgan, with its thoroughgoing accounts of his business ventures in the crucible stage of american capitalism, the era between the civil war and world war i, one is left with a multitude of rounded impressions of. American financier as well as alice james, which won the bancroft prize. Audiofreak written by jean strouse read by nelson runger format. American financier, in which she chronicles morgans career as founder of general electric, u. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. American financier by jean strouse overview national bestseller the definitive fullscale portrait of j. Jean strouse is the author of alice james, a biography, which won the bancroft prize in american history and diplomacy, and morgan, american financier.
American financier kindle edition by strouse, jean. American financier by random house, jean strouse online at alibris. Jean strouse won the bancroft prize in american history and diplomacy for her biography alice james. Jean strouse born 1945 is an american biographer, cultural administrator, and critic. Jean strouse audio books, best sellers, author bio. Pierpoint morgan as the financial moses of the new world. Like chernow, strouse takes a nuanced view of a man reviled by. Morgan 183719, the merchant banker whose financial prowess enabled the great american businesses to grow and thrive.
Her work has appeared in major magazines including the new yorker and newsweek. American financier is that rare masterpiece biography that enables us to penetrate the soul of a complex human being. American financier by jean strouse reading the holocaust by inga clendinnen. Morgan, who created some of the nations greatest industrial trusts, amassed a remarkable art collection, and became a oneman federal reserve. He was also called a beefy, redfaced, thicknecked financial bully, drunk with wealth and power. She is best known for her biographies of diarist alice james and financier j. Pierpont morgans tumultuous life, both in and out of the public eye history has remembered him as a complex and contradictory figure, part robber baron and part patron saint. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. American financier, by jean strouse read feb 23, 2000 i am not sure it was necessary to read this, since in june of 1994 i read ron chernows superlative the house of morgan.
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To separate the legend from the man, jean strouse uses a wealth of uncataloged biographical documents from the pierpoint morgan library. Strouses book, however, benefits enormously from her tenacious pursuit of new sources including documents found in the pierpont morgan. Pierpont morgan as a complex and contradictory fig. Pierpont morgan bestrode the financial world like a colossus. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the house of morgan. He had two wives, three yachts, four children, six houses, mistresses, and one of the finest art collections in america. Pierpont morgan alive like few can or have ever really tried to do. Morgan april 17, 1837 march 31, 19 was an american financier and banker who dominated corporate. She has been president of the society of american historians, a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading morgan. She has been president of the society of american historians, a consultant oral historian to.
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